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Kituba Nouns
| Kituba | English |
|---|---|
| bakala | husband |
| banzimbu | songs |
| bisika nyonso | everywhere |
| bwala | village |
| dibuundu | assembly |
| dikabu, makabu | gift(s), present(s), gifts of the Holy Spirit |
| dikanda, makanda | family, clan(s) |
| diki/(ba)maki | egg/eggs |
| dikutu, makutu | ear(s) |
| disumu | sin |
| kento | wife |
| kikapu | chapter |
| kilele, bilele | material, clothing |
| kilokola | hour, session (meeting) |
| kilombi | the one who asks, requester |
| kimwangisi | destroyer, demolisher |
| kimwangisi-nsangu | journalist |
| kisadisi | deacon, employer, |
| kisika | place, milieu |
| kisika ya kulala | dormitory |
| kisika ya nkaka | elsewhere, another place |
| kizyeti | voyager |
| kuluntu, mukengi | diacre |
| kutala kyadi | to have pity on |
| kyadi | pity, compassion, mercy, sadness, melancholy |
| kyadi/mawa/mawete | sadness, pity |
| lulendo, lunangu | pride |
| lusalusu, lusadusu | aid, help, assistance |
| lusambulu | prayer |
| mambu | word, message, problem (proposition) |
| Mambu ya Nzambi | Word of God |
| mansukina | end, conclusion, epilogue |
| masumu | sins |
| mavimpi mbote | good health |
| mayangi/kiyengi/kyese/kilengi/nsayi | joy, enchantment |
| mayela | intelligence, strategy, ruse |
| mazono | yesterday |
| mazusi | (day)before yesterday |
| mbala, bambala | time(s) |
| mbangululu (mbangudulu) | definition, signification, in other words |
| mbasi | tomorrow |
| mbungu | metal or wood cup |
| mbungu ya Nzambi | chalice (catholic) |
| minkayulu ya Mpeve ya Longo | gifts of the Holy Spirit |
| Mufundi | Accuser, plaintiff |
| mukanda, mikanda | letter, document, paper(s), book |
| mukengi | elder, guard, sentinel |
| muklisto | Christian |
| mulele | a cloth, pagne |
| mulonga | line, verse |
| munkayulu, minkayulu | gift(s), offering(s) |
| muntu ya nkaka | someone else |
| musyoni | missionary |
| muvungi, mumvungi/mivungi, mimvungi | pastor, shepherd/shepherds |
| mvita, bamvita | combat, combats |
| Mvula ya ndolo | Torrential rain, flood |
| mwana ya bakala | boy |
| mwana ya kento | girl |
| mwana ya munu | my child |
| ndinga | voice, language, The Word |
| Ndolo | Rainy season , or 2nd half of rainy season |
| ngayi-ngayi | oseille |
| nsangu, mazabusu/bansangu | announcements, news |
| nsatu | need, hunger |
| nzila, (mulonga) | way, path, (verse, line) |
| nzyetolo | journey, voyage |
| pesa mayangi | to enchant |
| vwanda na mayangi | to be happy |
| yina | that one |
| Yinzo ya Nzambi | Church, house of God |
| kilombi ya balabala | beggar |